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This space is our mission to enrich every week. Here, we explore the Magical Arts in both their practical and historical forms: biographies, movements, occultists, rituals. We strive to make occult knowledge accessible (which is not synonymous with sinister, let's be clear) that has been studied and archived for centuries in grimoires still mysterious today. Magic has always been part of life, sometimes mocked, sometimes stigmatized, but always present. We wish you a good read and hope that each of our articles will illuminate your path.
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Elementals, These Creatures of the Invisible
European occult traditions teach that alongside the realm of angels and demons exists a third order of spiritual beings connected to the natural elements. These creatures, called elemental spirits or...
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Marsile Ficin, mage of Florence
Marsile Ficin (Marsilio Ficino in Italian), born in 1433 near Florence and died in 1499, was an Italian Renaissance philosopher,...
Catoptromancy or the Art of Reading Mirrors
Catoptromancy, or divination by mirrors, actually refers to the art of interpreting visions obtained from a reflective surface. From polished...
What is a conjuration?
The word "conjuration" resurfaces as soon as speech takes authority. It comes from the Latin conjuratio, meaning "oath sworn together,"...
Planetary Spirits Between History, Invocation, and Uses
Since humanity first looked up at the sky, the stars have been much more than just points of light in...
The Legacy of Egyptian Magic
In ancient Egypt, magic (heka in Egyptian) was omnipresent and inseparable from religion and daily life. The Egyptians believed that...
Ásatrú, or the revival of Viking faith
Ásatrú is a Germanic-Nordic neopagan religion (also called Scandinavian) that aims to revive the spiritual tradition of the ancient Vikings...
In the Secret of the Companionships
The French and European compagnonnages – these brotherhoods of itinerant workers in wood, stone, or metal trades – have always...
Palmistry, the Science of the Hand
The Fortune Teller, painted by Caravaggio at the end of the 16th century, depicts a gypsy reading the palm lines...
